Calling it 'a truly essential organization for making our marketplace work,' Canadian publishers say they'll honor the Access Copyright revenue collection agency, which is under sustained attack from the education sector. The post Beleaguered Access Copyright, Turning 30, Is Honored by Canadian... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
A copyright row has erupted over an unpublished autobiography of late Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
'My colleagues and I are suffering real-time damage triggered by this act.' Glenn Rollans and Kate Edwards of the Association of Canadian Publishers, along with John Degen of the Writers' Union, testify in hearings on the Copyright Modernization Act. The post ‘Fix Our Marketplace,’ Canadian... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The threat to copyright, and thereby to African publishers, posed by "big tech" was raised by International Publishers Association President Michiel Kolman at the IPA’s first seminar on African publishing held in Lagos, Nigeria. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
In some of the most pointed commentary yet on the crisis created by the 2012 Copyright Modernization Act, the International Publishers Association testifies that Canada is 'internationally an outlier' for failing to protect intellectual property. The post IPA Names Canada ‘a Bad-Case Example’... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The new PA president, HarperCollins UK c.e.o. Charlie Redmayne, outlines the priorities of his tenure, during which the UK will officially depart the European Union. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
BookExpo announced two panels that will be held at its forthcoming trade show featuring a number of industry CEOs and leaders, including the top executives at Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster and Macmillan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
'We have no choice but to interpret this suit as the intimidating action that it is,' says the leadership of the Association of Canadian Publishers in a statement on the lawsuit by almost 100 school boards and education ministries. The post Canadian Publishers Blast School Boards’ Lawsuit of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 32nd International Publishers Association Congress, held in New Delhi from February 10 to 13, stressed the importance of upholding traditional publishing values. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury executive director Richard Charkin says the world’s biggest tech companies need educating about the importance of copyright, and that publishers must talk to them and not "just to each other". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Maria Pallante, the CEO of the Association of American Publishers, gave a speech to the 32nd International Publishers Association Congress in New Delhi, urging publishers to fight for their rights. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 2012 Copyright Modernization Act in Canada has been a disaster for Canadian educational publishers. But concern over the law’s effects, observers say, is not limited to Canada. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Band, a copyright attorney and an adjunct professor at Georgetown Law School, is a longtime advisor and representative for the library community. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The closely watched case is now closed after the plaintiffs dropped the claim of willful infringement. Moppet Books, meanwhile, said they are unlikely to appeal the summary judgment in the case. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Copyright has come to be seen by many outside our industry as an inhibitor to creativity,' writes Michael Healy ahead of a session at Frankfurt Book Fair. The post Ahead of Frankfurt: Michael Healy on World Copyright Issues Publishers Need to Watch appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
‘Copyright has come to be seen by many outside our industry as an inhibitor to creativity,’ writes Michael Healy ahead of a special session at Frankfurt Book Fair on proliferating international challenges. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson With Michael Healy, Exec. Director,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Judge Jed Rakoff needed just 12 pages to dispatch with Moppet Books' claims that their works were protected by fair use. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is said to be offering hundreds of millions of dollars to music publishers and record labels to avoid having to take down user-generated videos that feature copyrighted music. Bloomberg cites "people familiar with the matter" as saying Facebook's payments will allow for the legal use of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2017-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a short, but deeply-sourced policy paper released this week, the American Library Association pushes back against a key talking point in the recent bid to make the Register of Copyrights a presidential appointee. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Questions have been raised about whether it is advisable for illustrators to sign away their copyright to authors and publishers after it has emerged Tom Fletcher owns the copyright for the pictures in his forthcoming book. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]